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caring for knitwear

A 3/4 side view of a light blue knit t-shirt displayed on a dressmaker's form.

A Quick Guide to Knitting With Pure Silk Yarn

Two pairs of pink, hand-knit socks sitting in the top of an open suitcase.

How to Care for Hand-Knit Socks While Traveling

A top-down photo of two pairs of handknit socks (pink and gray) and two pairs of store-bought socks (gray athletic socks and mid-calf socks with stripes of pink, white, and gray). They're surrounded by pink and yellow roses, a plaster intaglio, a brass key with a pink tassel, and a tiny silver tray with brass bulb pins in it.

How Hand-Knit Socks Helped Me Learn to Love My Store-Bought Socks

A top-down photo of the two pairs of socks featured in this post, one light blue and lacy, one with pink, white, and brown stripes. Both have had all their pills removed and look crisp and sharp again. Tucked in the middle between them is a blue and white teacup full of coffee and a white rose.

How to Handle Pilling on Knit Socks

A glass bowl, filled with water and soap, holds multiple pairs of hand knit socks, which peek up through the bubbles.

How to Wash and Care for Hand Knit Wool Socks

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Sometimes I feel like a broken record going on abo Sometimes I feel like a broken record going on about how important it is to block your knits, so you better believe I’m having some complicated feelings about my decision not to block the Mitered Square Blanket of Doom! But I have a couple very good reasons for my decision, and I think everything is going to work out just fine.
I get a lot of comments about how even my tension I get a lot of comments about how even my tension is, and if I’m honest, it really boils down to three things. I’ve had a whole boatload of practice, I’m a tight knitter, and I block all of my knits. All of them. Every single one. If you’ve struggled with uneven knitting tension, there are definitely ways to help improve that situation! This is a good starting point, but feel free to share other suggestions in the comments.
When I’m not knitting, you can often find me in When I’m not knitting, you can often find me in the garden talking to my roses. They have names and personalities. Some have spicy scents. Some are finicky and won’t bloom unless the conditions are perfect. Some have a zillion thorns. And I love each of them just the way they are.
This is your permission slip to cast on and start This is your permission slip to cast on and start knitting that pair of socks this weekend. Go for it.
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